One solider has died after the Turkish military launched an operation to evacuate its soldiers who were guarding the Suleyman Shah tomb in Syria, Reuters news agency reports.
The Turkish government said last year that Islamic State militants were advancing on the mausoleum, which is guarded by about 40 Turkish soldiers.
The Turkish military launched an operation into Syria on Saturday night to evacuate Turkish soldiers who were guarding the Suleyman Shah tomb, sources told Reuters news agency.
The Turkish government said late last year that Islamic State militants were advancing on the mausoleum, which is guarded by several dozen Turkish soldiers.
The tomb was made Turkish territory under a treaty signed with France in 1921, when France ruled Syria. Turkey regards it as sovereign territory and had repeatedly vowed to defend it from any attack by the insurgents.
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